Zasoby i środowisko · 19.12.1994

Alabama Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Plan

OSM is announcing receipt of a proposed amendment to the Alabama abandoned mine land reclamation plan (hereinafter referred to as the ``Alabama plan'') under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). The proposed amendment consists of revisions and additions to the Alabama plan pertaining to the incorporation of contractor bidder eligibility screening under OSM's Applicant Violator System for the reclamation of coal and noncoal sites; exclusion of certain noncoal sites from reclamation; requirement of submission of Form OSM-76 upon project completion; and, removal of the fourth priority for noncoal reclamation sites. These changes would be applicable to reclamation of both nonemergency and emergency Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation (AMLR) projects. The amendment is intended to revise the Alabama plan to be consistent with the corresponding Federal regulations.